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# Maryland Awards $1.36 Million to 17 Gun-Violence Programs
- URL: https://www.theamericanquorum.com/state-news-maryland-2026-09-17-a/
- Published: 2026-09-17T12:25:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T12:25:19.000Z
- Description: Maryland awarded $1.36 million to 17 organizations for firearm-safety education, victim services, suicide prevention and community intervention, expanding the state health department’s public-health strategy.
- Author: News Desk
- Tags: State News, Maryland

Maryland is awarding $1.36 million to 17 organizations for a new round of firearm-violence prevention work, putting state money behind projects ranging from safe-storage education to victim services and suicide awareness. The [September 16 announcement from Gov. Wes Moore’s office](https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press-releases/governor-moore-announces-136-million-awards-expand-prevention-reduction-gun-violence?ref=theamericanquorum.com) says the recipients include community groups, local health departments and law-enforcement agencies, giving the grants a reach that extends across several regions of the state.

The recipient list spans both statewide organizations and local operators. [CBS News Baltimore’s account of the awards](https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-center-for-gun-violence-prevention-grant-money-2027/?ref=theamericanquorum.com) identifies groups including the Battered Women’s Justice Project, Center for Hope, Islamic Leadership Institute of America, Maryland Crime Victim Resource Center and Living Classrooms Foundation. Public recipients include the Baltimore City and Caroline County sheriff’s offices, University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center, Baltimore City’s health department and county health departments in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s and Wicomico counties.

The practical focus differs by grantee. According to the [state’s award summary](https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press-releases/governor-moore-announces-136-million-awards-expand-prevention-reduction-gun-violence?ref=theamericanquorum.com), supported work can include community intervention, training and research; firearm-safety campaigns and gun-lock distribution; behavioral-health services; assistance for victims; suicide-prevention outreach; and procedures for surrendering firearms under domestic-violence protective orders. That mix means residents may encounter the funding through local health programs, safety events, crisis services or law-enforcement partnerships rather than through one uniform statewide program.

The money is administered through the Maryland Department of Health’s Center for Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention. The center’s [grant-opportunities page](https://health.maryland.gov/violence-prevention/Pages/Grant-Opportunities.aspx?ref=theamericanquorum.com) says it uses a “Three Pillar Approach” to shape funding opportunities and select programs. Maryland created the center in 2024 to coordinate a public-health response and connect state and local government with medical professionals, advocates and violence-intervention groups, according to the [bill-signing announcement that established it within the health department](https://governor.maryland.gov/news/press-releases/governor-moore-signs-legislation-make-maryland-safer?ref=theamericanquorum.com).

The governor’s office says the center awarded $1.71 million during its first two years. The new $1.36 million round therefore represents a substantial expansion of the state’s direct grant activity, though the announcement does not provide a project-by-project dollar table or expected outcome for every recipient. The awards establish which organizations will receive support; they do not, by themselves, demonstrate that any particular intervention has reduced shootings, suicides or other firearm injuries.

Because the awards cover different kinds of work, the $1.36 million headline should not be treated as a uniform allocation. A health department distributing safety devices will have different costs and performance measures from a hospital intervention team or a group helping domestic-violence survivors. Meaningful comparisons will require the individual grant scopes, budgets and reporting targets.

That distinction matters for public accountability. The next useful measures will be the services each recipient delivers, the number of residents reached and the outcome data the state eventually reports. For now, the award list gives Maryland residents and local officials a concrete map of where the state’s prevention strategy is being deployed—and which agencies or organizations will be responsible for turning the grants into operating programs.